Kira Werstein, teaching professor of kinesiologyWith support from the University Library, Kira Werstein, teaching professor of kinesiology, is developing a series of educational videos to support her students as they develop critical skills for th
Studio 2B is a space to record and livestream professional-quality videos with the click of a button. Conveniently located in the lower level of Parks Library, Studio 2B includes a one-button studio with teleprompter, lights, and a height-adjustable table as well as a state-of-the-art Lightboard. The Lightboard allows users to overlay writing on their slides while simultaneously appearing on the screen with content. Studio 2B is the perfect place for faculty, staff, and students to capture lectures for online offerings, give research presentations, provide grant updates, create Open Educational Resources, and more.
The use of open educational resources (OER) has expanded significantly across the university in the last five years, but the need remains for program- and course-specific options. University Library dean Hilary Seo and staff used a $300,000 initial strategic plan award to add to Iowa State's free and affordable instruction materials.
The Miller Open Education Mini-Grant Program provides funding for instructors to adopt, edit, or create open educational resources (OER), free instructional materials that can be customized to fit specific course needs.
To highlight the OER in use at colleges and universities across the state, the Iowa Open Education Action Team has recently developed a searchable database of OER in use across Iowa, which is now available!
Developing Successful Proposals for the Affordable Course Materials Initiative CFP Online
Last spring, the University Library put out the Call for Proposals for the Affordable Course Materials initiative, funded through the University’s new Strateg
Abbey Elder has been appointed Statewide Open Education Coordinator for the Iowa Open Education Action Team (Iowa OER) on behalf of the Board of Regents. This role is in addition to her current work managing open education and Open Access ser
The Open & Affordable Education Committee regularly assesses the reach and impact of its programs through an annual report summarizing the work that the committee and its major members have completed during the previous academic year.
To help faculty interested in adapting or publishing open textbooks learn more about the software and services available to support them at Iowa State, we are supporting two online workshops this spring: